I saw an article on the Reuters website about a poor little sparrow that caused a certain amount of mayhem in Amsterdam.
It would seem that the sparrow got into an exhibition hall where they had spent weeks setting up four million dominoes for a world record attempt. You can imagine the result - it knocked thousands over! Unfortunately for the sparrow, an exterminator shot it.
Unfortunately for the exterminator (and everyone else involved), sparrows are a protected species in the Netherlands!
Here's a nicely illustrated version of the nursery rhyme (tedious link or what?!?!). [Edit - looks like that page doesn't exist anymore (11th June 2006)]
It would seem that the sparrow got into an exhibition hall where they had spent weeks setting up four million dominoes for a world record attempt. You can imagine the result - it knocked thousands over! Unfortunately for the sparrow, an exterminator shot it.
Unfortunately for the exterminator (and everyone else involved), sparrows are a protected species in the Netherlands!
Here's a nicely illustrated version of the nursery rhyme (tedious link or what?!?!). [Edit - looks like that page doesn't exist anymore (11th June 2006)]
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